Brassiere



J1me 1955 H. c. COTSAKIS 2,709,811

BRASSIERE Filed April 24, 1951 FIG. 1

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JNVENTOR. HELENE 'C. COTSAK I 5 BY 6/10 410m ATTORNEY United StatesPatent Q 2,709,811 nnassrnnn Helene C. Cotsakis, Atlanta, Ga.Application April 24, 1951, Serial No. 222,568 2 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) Myinvention relates to a brassiere, and more particularly to a strapless,semi-brassiere which supports the breasts from beneath and leaves theupper portions exposed in a pleasing, rounded and uplifted form.

Knowing the vanity of women when they are garbed in swim suits, sunsuits, low-cut evening gowns and other strapless creations, I haveoriginated a strapless garment which I call a sub-bra and which addsbeauty to the womans bustline by giving the busts a more natural upliftthan was heretofore accomplished by brassieres.

Various types of semi-brassieres have been designed heretofore, and muchuse has been made of stays, straps,

supports and pads in an effort to produce an attractive and naturalappearance in busts which tend to flatten downwardly due to theweakening of the various muscles, but none have achieved the simplicityand eifectiveness of my brassiere in rounding out the uplifted breasts.

An object of my invention is to provide a padded semibrassire whichserves as a cushioned pillow upon which the breasts lie.

Another object is to provide a brassiere which lifts the breasts andexposes the upper portion thereof in a rounded and pleasing form.

Another object of my invention is to provide a brassire in which staysand elastic materials have been eliminated in any portions which wouldtend to flatten the breasts, and band around the inidriff which give theappearance of a bulky waistline obviated.

Other and further objects and advantages of my invention will beapparent from the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a brassire embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the brassiere shown in Fig. 1 as itwould appear on a wearer.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the positioning of my brassireand its padded member.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a detail.

Fig. 5 is an elevational view of a padding unit for my brassiere.

In the embodiment chosen for purpose of illustration, I have shown astrapless, semi-brassiere having a body portion having terminal endportions 11, 11' which are provided with customary adjustable fasteningmeans 12 so that when the brassiere is placed around the body of aperson the terminal ends will meet at the back and can be fastened inthe customary manner. My brassiere is provided with a pair ofsubstantially identical pockets 13, 13 which are adapted to receive thelower portion of the breasts, and the width of my brassiere is such thatthe upper marginal edge 14 will lie only slightly above the center ofthe breasts. Elastic material 15 may be inserted where desirable to givethe brassiere a snug fit, and the upper marginal edge 14 may becontoured, as shown, to give a pleasing and attractive appearance.Rufiies or other trimming 16 may be added at the upper marginal edge toadd to the allure and attractiveness of the garment.

My brassire is provided with inner lining portions 17, 17' whichunderlie, or extend in back of, the pockets 13, 13, respectively. Thelining portions 17, 17' are provided with vertical slits 18, 18',respectively, for the in- 2,709,81 l Patented June 7, 1955 sertion of aresilient padding member 19 between the lining and the outer material ofthe brassire. This padding member may be made of spongy rubber or othersuitable resilient material, and it is substantially hemispherical inshape, conforming generally to the shape of the lower edge of a naturalhuman breast, and being hollow on the inside or provided with a concaveinterior wall 20 upon which the lower half of the breast rests when mybrassiere is being worn.

A resilient padding member 19 is inserted through each of the slits 18,18 so as to lie with its convex outer surface facing outwardly in thepockets 13, 13', and with its concave inner surface 20 turned rearwardlytoward the lining in the brassire so that when the brassire is e placedabout the body of a wearer, the lower portions of the breasts will lieupon the concave inner space of the resilient pads, and when thebrassiere is fastened tightly around the body of the wearer, the pads 19will act as cushioned pillows upon which the lower portions of thebreasts rest so as to lift the breasts upwardly in a natural and wellrounded form. It will be noted that according to my construction theentire upper portion of the breasts is left uncovered so that there isnothing to obstruct the natural, healthy and well rounded form impartedby my brassiere.

It will be obvious that my half-cup brassiere and halfcup padcombination can be used in any type of garments such as sun suits, swimsuits, evening gowns and other strapless garments, and that thisconstruction may be arranged in various sizes and made of variousmaterials. In fact, while I have illustrated and described my inventionin a very practical embodiment thereof without attempting to illustrateand describe other embodiments and adaptations which I contemplate,various changes may be made without departing from the scope of myinvention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a brassiere having a pair of partial pockets contoured to receiveand cover the lower portion only of the human breast, lining on saidbrassiere forming backing for said pockets, said lining being providedwith slits for the insertion of padding material into said partialpockets, and resilient padding material in each of said pockets, saidpadding material being contoured similarly to said partial pockets andcooperating with said pockets to support the breast from beneath andleave the upper portion of the breast completely exposed.

2. In a brassiere having a pair of partial pockets contoured to receiveand cover the lower portion only of the human breast, lining on saidbrassire forming backing for said pockets, and resilient paddingmaterial removably held in each of said pockets, said padding materialbeing substantially hemispherical in shape and outwardly contouredsimilarly to said partial pockets and provided with a concave inner wallupon which the breast is adapted to rest, said padding materialcooperating with said partial pockets to support the breast from beneathand leave the upper portion of the breast completely exposed.

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